the critical moment, the doorbell outside interrupted the man's actions.
The two men exchanged glances and then turned to Misari Ito, waiting for her instructions.
"Cover the mouths of those two brats first! I'll go see what's going on."
Misari Ito descended the stairs, muttering, "What's going on today? People keep coming one after another..."
That being said, Misari Ito still approached the door, glanced through the peephole, and a cute face appeared before her eyes.
"The little brat from earlier?" Misari Ito's expression flickered, then she opened the door and revealed a kind smile. "Little one..."
*Smack!*
Accompanied by the ejection of a thin needle, Misari Ito felt her brain dizzy, and her body swayed as she knelt on the ground.
As she collapsed to the ground with her eyes closed, the last image Misari Ito saw was the boy in front of her flashing a brilliant smile.
"Done!"
Conan made an "OK" gesture to the three people beside him, and the trio of Detective Senichi immediately approached.
"Detective Senichi, this thing of yours is really useful! Is it new police equipment?" Kogoro Mouri looked at the fainted Misari Ito and praised, "It's really convenient."
"No, it's just a tool made by a friend's help." Senichi smiled, "I thought it might come in handy at certain times, so I took two along."
Because Senichi was afraid of making the Mouri father and daughter think too much, when Conan used the equipment, Senichi only had the two wait around the corner. So, the Mouri father and daughter did not see Conan anesthetizing Misari Ito.
Otherwise, the two would definitely have a strong sense of déjà vu...
"But is it really okay for us to do this?" Ran expressed some concerns. "What if it's a mistake..."
"Don't worry, I only did it because I was sure." Senichi smiled and pointed to the ground at the door. "Look there, Misari Ito said she had no visitors, right? But there are many oily and muddy footprints at her doorstep.
It rained before we came, so the visitors must have come at that time, which is also true for Hattori."
"What if the guest has already left?" Kogoro Mouri continued his pessimistic "case-closing" reasoning.
"No, take a close look at these footprints." Senichi whispered, "I don't know if you've noticed, but all these shoe prints only go in, none are going out."
"Now that you mention it, it's true..." Ran said, suddenly realizing.
"I've already told you that Misari Ito has the scent of Hattori and Kazuha, and there's a faint smell of blood." Senichi sighed, "In the end, you still don't trust my nose."
"Mainly, we're sort of trespassing in someone's home..." Ran smiled brightly, feeling a bit uneasy, "It feels a bit unsettling..."
"Alright, stop chatting. Don't arouse suspicion inside." Senichi waved his hand quietly, "Just in case, Detective Mouri, you and Ran-san move Misari Ito to the yard. After that, Detective Mouri, you sneak in from the back, and Ran-san keeps an eye on Misari Ito to prevent her from waking up."
"No problem." Kogoro Mori nodded. It was a plan they had discussed earlier, and he was confident in Senichi's capabilities.
"Conan, you stay outside and help us keep watch." Ran instructed, "Don't wander off, got it?"
"I got it." Conan obediently nodded.
After the Mouri father and daughter helped Misari Ito to the yard, Senichi and Conan exchanged a glance and headed straight into the house.
Because Senichi had previously been at the door, he had already used his super sense of smell to detect that there was no source of odor on the first floor, so it was safe to assume that no one was there.
Once the two went straight upstairs, they saw the staircase leading to the attic.
Senichi just moved his nose slightly, and scents appeared in his mind like phantoms. The situation in the small attic was reflected in his mind.
Although it wasn't enough to become a full "3D mode" phantom image, just the appearance of a flat map was enough for Senichi to get a rough idea of the situation in the attic.
"Hattori and Kazuha are upstairs." Senichi whispered, "Besides them, there are two thugs with guns. We need to figure out a way to get them down and deal with them."
"Leave it to me." Conan nodded. He adjusted the bowtie voice changer to Misari Ito's voice and quietly walked downstairs to start the performance.
"Auntie, there are a lot of muddy footprints in your house, and there are muddy prints coming in from the entrance here. Surely, the guests haven't left yet." While thinking about it, Conan walked through the house, using a cute and playful voice to make his presence known.
"Ah, those are from the sneakers I wore when I went jogging." Conan, holding the voice changer, continued the conversation using Misari Ito's voice and started a duet.
"Oh, really? I thought for sure it was a guest who hadn't left yet."
With Conan's footsteps and increasingly close words, the reactions of the people in the attic varied. Hattori, realizing this was an opportunity for help, immediately pounded his shackled fists hard on the floor.
"Bang!"
A huge noise resounded, but faced with this sudden change, Conan was not caught off guard. Clearly, he had anticipated such a situation before starting the "duet performance."
"See! I told you there are guests in Auntie's house!"
The child's words became excited, as if discovering an adult's secret code.
"Eh? No... there are no guests in my house!" With Conan's questioning, Misari Ito's somewhat panicked voice rang out directly.
"Then maybe it's a thief!" Conan said and immediately ran, "I'll check upstairs!"
Although he said this, when Conan ran halfway, he abruptly stopped, then knocked on the stairs with his fist, followed by imitating a cat's meow.
"What's this? Turns out it's a kitty." Conan said and looked up at the ceiling with a mischievous smile.
"See, I told you there's no one at home." Misari Ito(Conan) laughed, "If you don't believe it, why not come up and see for yourself?"
"Hmph, do you think you can deceive Kudo by pretending to be kind and inviting?" Hattori, who was pressed to the ground earlier due to the noise, sneered, "Wait for him to come up, and we'll be saved..."
"Then I won't disturb Auntie for now!"
Before Hattori's inner thoughts could conclude, Conan's next response was like a splash of cold water in winter to him, instantly extinguishing the hope that had just risen in Hattori.